Medicare Begins Smoothly in Illinois Hospitals
Illinois hospitals reported minimal impact as Medicare rolled out for 987,000 eligible residents. Mrs. Lillian Grace Avery of Naperville became the first beneficiary certified nationally, while Kane County hospitals logged 115 Medicare patients Friday amid minor paperwork and clinic overflow.
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Chicago
Illinois
Medicare
Social Security Administration
Baltimore
Lillian Grace Avery
Naperville, Ill
Avery
Edward Hospital
Naperville
Kane County
Four-H youths from Grundy to attend Camp Shaw-waw-nas-see
A total of 114 Grundy County 4-H youths will join 4-H members from Lee Woodford and Kendall Counties July 4 8 at Camp Shaw-waw-nas-see Manteno Illinois The group includes 25 boys with counselors Al Pilch and Paul Clennon and 89 girls with counselors listed The camp offers hiking swimming nature crafts golf instruction and archery at the 100 acre site
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Grundy County
Camp Shaw-waw-nas-see
Manteno
al Pilch
Paul Clennon
Minooka
Nancy Moore
Doris Curtis
Howard Sutton
Ronald Barron
Kathleen Boss
Susan Zacher
Diane Sutton
Christine Wills
Lee
Woodford
Kendall
Morris Daily Herald to Skip Monday Independence Holiday
There will be no edition of the Morris Daily Herald Monday as employees enjoy a holiday on the Fourth of July. Publication will be resumed Tuesday.
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Morris Daily Herald
Attempts to Orbit Moon Fail Again
Explorer rocket fails to place Lunar Explorer into lunar orbit after launch from Cape Kennedy. It marks the seventh failed attempt in eight years to reach moon orbit. Officials aim to salvage science by inserting the craft into a lop sided Earth orbit instead.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
United States
The
Space Agency
Explorer
Earth
Moon
Heatwave Weekend Continues With 90s In Forecast
The July 4th weekend remains hot and sunny with highs around the 90s. Showers may interrupt the peak temperatures Sunday and Monday. Collins Weather Station logged a Friday high of 96 and a low of 64, while Morris downtown recorded 87 at 8:40 p.m. Friday.
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Collins Weather Station
Morris
France withdraws from NATO command posts
Paris reports France has quietly divorced itself from NATO military command as 72,000 French troops in West Germany shift from alliance control. SHAPE moves to Belgium with reduced staff and no French officers, while De Gaulle’s peace push and vacation season coincide with the change.
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Paris
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
West Germany
NATO
Charles de Gaulle
NATO Council
Europe
Belgium
SHAPE
Fontainebleau
de Gaulle
Soviet Union
North Atlantic
Eleven Die As Bus Plunges In Alabama Crash
Twenty three people died in Alabama traffic crashes during a 24 hour period ending Friday ahead of the Fourth of July weekend. Eleven of the victims were migrant farm workers aboard an old school bus that blew a tire and plunged down a bank near Ozark in the south of the state.
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Ozark
Ala
Alabama
Rotarians Install Elected Officers in Morris Club
E. W. Ted Conley new Morris Rotary Club president will lead an organizational meeting at the Morris Country Club Tuesday night. He succeeds Al Pilch as president with a four year Rotary membership and a Morris address. Other officers for the year begin July 1 include John George vice president Claude Rose secretary Karl Linnemann treasurer James Peterson sergeant at arms A Frank Leathers bulletin editor and directors Atty Robert Adcock Al Pilch and Dr F Wayne Graham. Installation was held last Tuesday.
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Ted) Conley
Morris Rotary Club
Morris Country Club
Conley
al Pilch
E. Main St
Rotary Club
John George
Biddle Oil Company
Claude Rose
Morris High
Karl E. Linnemann
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
James Peterson
Bimnet Electrical Research Corp
A. Frank Leathers
Morris Chamber of Commerce
Atty
Robert Adcock
F. Wayne Graham
Nigeria's Adebo Becomes UN Security Council President
Chief S. O. Adebo of Nigeria began a one month term as president of the United Nations Security Council, succeeding June president Frank H. Corner of New Zealand. The presidency rotates among the council's 15 member nations in alphabetical order.
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United Nations, N.Y
S. O. Adebo
Nigeria
U.N. Security Council
Frank H. Corner
New Zealand
Council
Highway Toll May Reach Over 600
The Independence Day weekend saw millions on the roads as 91 million registered vehicles circulate. The National Safety Council warned of 510 to 610 potential fatalities over the three day period and projected about 9.5 billion miles of travel with safety belts urged to save 60 to 70 lives.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
The
Safety Council
NAACP plans 57th annual convention in Los Angeles
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will hold its 57th annual convention in Los Angeles from July 5 to 9. This marks the fourth national NAACP convention hosted in the city.
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Los Angeles
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Ky tightens control in Saigon jailing two generals
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky imprisoned Maj. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi and Maj. Gen. Ton That Dinh under house arrest and prepared talks with Buddhist moderates to clear the path for the September 11 Constituent Assembly election. Ky said Quang is finished and stressed the move toward civilian rule.
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South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen Chanh Thi
Ton
Dinh
Thich Tri Quang
Unified
Buddhist Church
Quang
Bien Hoa
Hanoi
Haiphong
Air Force
Viet Nam
Beach Patrols Added to Mexico City Tourist Services
Mexico City tourism chief Agustin Salvat announced new beach patrols to accompany the existing green trucks that patrol highways. The program aims to prevent drownings and assist bathers along beaches and coastal areas.
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Mexico City
Agustin Salvat
Mexico
New President Elected in Christian Women Fellowship
Mrs A Dale Fiers of Indianapolis has been elected president of the International Christian Women's Fellowship.
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Lafayette, Ind
A. Dale Fiers
Indianapolis
International Christian Women’s Fellowship
Former Baptist Pastor Reflects on Burma Life and Departure
Rev. Clifford Gilson, once pastor of Morris First Baptist, spent 1961 to 1966 in Burma training converts and teaching in Rangoon. He left Burma after the government expelled foreign missionaries in 1968 amid unrest, and he hopes to return if allowed.
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Clifford Gilson
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Burma
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Laos
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Son
Rosemary
Burma Baptist Convention
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Beth
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The
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